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TICKET PRINTING AND ISSUING MACHINE FOR TOTALIZATORS April 25, 1939.

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TICKET PRINTING AND ISSUING MACHINE FOR TOTALIZA'IORS April 25, 1939.

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, r. ,.m e The invention relatcsto improvements in ticket. at I 2, ineach forward stroke of. the lever .I, withprinting and issuing machinesor totallsators. one of two paper reed arms I2 disposed one on A ticketprinting and issuing machine accnrdeach side of a teeding strip p ofticket forming ing to the invention is providedwith means to .paper andadapted to perform conjoint swinging prevents betting ticket beingissued until a race movement about the axis of the; main shaft 2 numbertype has been positioned. so that s asm-- under, the action of thebracket; Ii. A spring? ber associated with, the race number type.willloaded plunger I! is provided to allow the bracket make or break acircuit'or circuits provided from II to' continue its return travelto-actuate a guiiloa control station, whereby to enmre that-bettingtinetrip device after the feed arms I2 and there-i tickets cannot beissued except whenthe with-the paper strip p have come to rest. 10

number type position corresponds with the posi- Thepaper strip p travelsup a guide Iiwhen I tion and condition provided, and as required bygripped between a pairoi rollers I6 and I1, each thecontrol station. rpairbeing carriedbya feed arm I2., The roller Theinvention isillustrated in the accompany- II is eccentrically Journalled, has .aroughened ing drawings in which Figs. 1a and ill-together surface, isurged in gripping direction by aspring constitute a side elevation of amachine withits II, andmaynbe rotated In releasing direction by casingand supporting i'rameremoved. Fig. 1c is manipulation of a pin ,I9whereby to free the a longitudinal section on a plane parallel to thepaper strip 1:. The rollers lt, Il'thus constitute plane of Figs. 1a and1b. Figs. 2and3 are a seca strip feeding devicevwithsa sell-tighteninggrip.

tion and a plan, respectively, showing the locking. Retaining rollers 20and 2I are provided at the. 20 mechanism otthe machine. Fig. 4 is atragrnenlower end or the guide I5 to prevent the paper tary section oi amodification including win-place strip p slipping backwards, and aspring,I 8 and type and ticket counterchange-over a release-pin II areprovided for theserollers Fig. 5 is a plan view of the machine. Fig.6lsan also. Whe n the feed arms I2 swing downwardly endelevation of themachinewlth the type exposed to thebottomof-the guide I5, the rollers I6and I1 25 to show the type change-over mechanism, and slide over thepaper; strip p which is held by the also showing the ticket counterchangeaover rollers "and 2I and, when the arms l2 swingupmechanism andnegative contacts from winor wardly thepaper strip p is pushed upwardlyplace registers. Fig. 7 is a circuit diagram for a, through the machineto be cut oil by a guillotine- 80 thirty contestant race coursemachine.Big 8 blade 22. The strip-feeding device above cie-, is a view of thecontactor unit-of the machine scribed forms the subject of U. S. PatentNo. drawn to a larger scale. Fig. 9 is a side view oi 2,068,914. I V Vthe contactor unit. V The guillotine blade 22 is, actuated from theReferring to the drawings, a manually operleveri by an arm 25 secured onthe shaft Land as able printing lever I pivoted on a main 2 is] a link24 connecting the arm 25 with the lower engageable alternately with eachof two stops 3, end-o! a lever 23 of which the upper end 2 D 3" mountedon a swinging rack ,l. In the operatrates a slot 202 in the blade 22which is opened tlon of the lever I to printand issue a ticket a duringthe forward or printing stroke of the lever f pawl 5 engages the teeth 9of the rack l in the f I when the feed arms I2 are moving downwardly.

4o forward stroke of the lever I, so that the rack When'the blade 22 isfully open a spring 26 is cannot be moved back until It has compieteditsstretched by the lever 23 and the lever 23 is reforward stroke and untilthe pawl B has been tained bya detent 21 presenting a face 21 whichrocked by a projection 6 on the rack and a spring engages a stop 28 onthe lever 23. The link 24 loaded plunger I is engaging on the otherside. travels forwardly on the return movement of as from that shown ofan abutment lmovable with the lever I as thepaperstrlpis fed and a slot29 4b the pawl 5. The lever I and the racklare then in theiink 2 l passes over a pin itinth'e lever 23 free to return, a projection III onthe rack restoruntil the forward end of the link 24 engages an ing thepawl 5 and the abutment 8 to the position, adjustable eccentric roller3I on the detent 21 shown in Fig. in when the rack I has completed whichreleases the lever 22 whereupon the spring so its return stroke. Thelever land associate'dparts 2t actuates the blade 22 to cut of! theprinted areneturned by a spring acting through arm ticket. I 1 on themain shaft 2 at the remote sideoi the Printing is elected. through acarbon ribbon machine as viewed in Figs. laiand 1b. v carried on spools32, (Fig. 5) and adaptedto be I The rack l is secured 'on' the mainshaft 2 squeezed between type and a platen 33 (Fig. 1b),

as together with a bracket II which is ensageable by acam fl 'engageablewith a roller 35 mounted at V ratchet wheel 36.

in the platen. The cam 34 is rotated through on each forward stroke ofthe printing lever I by a link 36, pawl-lever'31', pawl 31, and The cam34 has four recesses 39 and four cam faces 46. The recesses 39 pro videample clearance between the platen 33 and the type for paper and ribbonfeed whilst the cam faces 46 give intense pressure when the clearancehas been taken up. The roller spindle 4i is eccentric and adjustable tovary the printing pressure. The roller 35 and the cam 34 run inanti-friction bearings.

The ribbon, stretched between the two rotary spools 32, is fed in eitherdirection by one or other of two pawls 42 each engageable with a.ratchet wheel 43. The pawls are mounted on a reciprocatory carrier 44actuated by a bell crank 45 which is connected by a link 45' to the link24. Two type wheels 49 and 50 are rotated to the required printingpositions by gear sectors 5| and 52 actuated by dials 53 and 54 providedwith plunger keys 55 which are numbered to correspond with units ortens, or with winners or seconds. These plunger keys 55 are selectedasrequired, depressed by the fingers of the operator and the dials 53,54 rotated in a clockwise direction until stopped by the engagement ofthe depressed key spindles 56 with trip plates 51 presenting tongues 51which normally obstruct, as shown in Fig. 1a the boss 56 of a verticalplunger 59 which is pivotally mounted aboui'its actuating pin 60a, pin266 engaging a recess 266 in boss 58 of plunger 59. When engaged by thekey spindles 56 the trip plates 51 are retracted against the action ofsprings 66, as shown in Fig. 3, whereby the tongues 51' release theplunger 59 which is lifted by a pin 6|! on a control lever 6I urged by aspring 62, and locks both of the dials 53, 54 by engaging slots 63 insaid dials as shown in Fig. 2. An inner plunger 64, which when the dialsare in their zero or test ticket position engages in a. recess 55 in thegear sectors 5|, 52, is thrown outwards when the dials are rotated(Figs. 2 and 3) and displaces an outer plunger 66 outwardly, the lowerend of the plunger 59 being withdrawn from between the plungers 64 and66 when the plunger 59 ascends. The lower end of the plunger 59 is wedgeshaped and, when withdrawn from between the plungers 64 and 66, permitsthe plunger 66 to move inwardly by spring effort out of the path of therack 4. thus permitting operation of the printing lever I.

When the printing lever I is operated it entrains the rack 4 with itand, until the rack is restored to normal position, it is impossible torelease the dials 53, 54 by reason of the fact that the rack obstructsoutward displacement of the plunger 66 so that the plunger 59 cannot bedepressed until the plunger 66 is freed by restoration of the rack tonormal position, it being understood that depression of the plunger 59is prevented so long as the plunger 66 is held against outwarddisplacement, such outward displacement of the plunger 66 permittingpassage between the plungers 64, 66 of the wedge-shaped lower end of theplunger 59.

For the purpose of transmitting counting impulses to registers of whichthe actuating electromagnets are indicated at I3I-I44 (Fig. 7), there isprovided a contactor unit I5I (Figs. 1a, '7, 8 and 9) which is actuatedfrom the controlled lever 6I through a link 6! and a cranked lever 68.As shown in Fig. 9, the cranked lever 68 is provided with a pin 69'which engages an annular recess 66 in a tubular shaft 66. Said shaft isunitary with the plate 69 and is slidable therewith upon the spindle I2,the arrangement being such that rocking movement of the lever 66 causesaxial displacement of the shaft 66 and the plate 69. When the plunger 59rises to lock the dials 56 and 54, the lever 66 slides the plate 66,rotatable with the contactor rotor spindle I2, into an operativeposition so that the pin I6 on the plate 69 is engageabie by a lever II(Fig. 8) operable by the printing lever I (Fig. 1a). When, now, theprinting lever I is actuated to print. a ticket the contactor rotorspindle l2 isrotated by the lever II until a tooth on an escapementdevice 263 (Fig. 7) is checked by the armature 14 of a magnet I5.

While the spindle I2 is being rotated a cam I6 lifts a roller I1 andstretches a spring I6 until the roller II has passed over the peak ofthe cam when the spring I6 causes the spindle 12 to continue a cycle ofrotation under the control of the magnet 15- 0! which the armature I4releases the escapement in steps as contactorreleasing impulses areproduced by a rotary as signor switch located at a control station, itbeing understood that a. ticket printing and issuing machine has accessto the registers only for a predetermined interval of time during whichother ticket printing and issuing machines are precluded from access tothe registers. As these impulses are received brushes 66 engagingcontacts 6| send counting impulses to the registers through the mediumof selector switches 53', 54

controlled by the rotary movements of the dials 56, 54, respectively.

Another cam 64 on the spindle I2 of the con tactor unit cooperates withan arm 65 whereby to actuate a ticket counter I2Ia or I26a through themedium of an arm 66 and a push rod I26 (Figs. 5 and 6).

The arm 65 at the same time allows a pawl 61 to lift so that it arreststhe rack 4 at point 66 making it impossible for the printing lever I toreturn until the contactor unit has completed its cycle, allowing thearm 65 to return urged by a spring 69.

As the printing lever I returns and a ticket is issued the rack 4 isretained by the pawl 5 and the lever I continues to move, stretching aspring 96, until stopped by the stop 3'. During this continued movementof the lever I a catch 9| on the lever I strikes a pin 92 on the controllever 6I and this action withdraws the plunger 56 and allows the tripplates 51 to return and to retain the plunger 59, allowing the dials 53,54 to return to zero under spring action. When a test ticket is requiredthe printing lever I is operated with the dials at zero so that theinner plunger 64 is resting in the recess 65 in the gear sectors 5i and52 and the plunger 59 is not lifted and, therefore, the contactor unitis not affected to actuate either the ticket counter or the registers.

If a race number control'knob 91 is not in its prescribed setting, or ifa non-contestant is dialled, a locking solenoid 93 is energised toactuate a plunger 94 which engages the control lever Si by a boss 95,preventing the plunger 59 from rising so that the machine cannot be setup.

A locking bar 96 is also withdrawn from teeth of the race number controlknob 91 so that a type roller 96 may be rotated through spiral gears I02by turning the knob 91.

Contacts 99 (Figs. lb and '7) are closed in turn by an insulated peg I60which rotates with the knob 91, and a circuit from the control stationtacts, ofthe selector switch 53' of the outer selector dial 53. Thecontacts of I33 are wired via any of these contacts istaken to a relayso that the circuit to the solenoid 03 may be broken at I59 (Fig. '1)only when the correct pair of contacts 99 are "made", when the'solen'oidplunger will return urgedby a spring WI, and the locking bar 96 willre-engage the race number control knob 91.

For win and place betting, in addition to posi-- which is rotated fromeither of the two dials '53. e

54, the outer dial 53 operating the sector 5i by en-' gaging a pin I03by a cam disc' I04 when select I ing to issue a win ticket; ,an innerdial engaging pin I05 is engageable by a cam disc I00 when.

selecting to issue a place ticket.

The selector switch 53' is wired to win registers, and theselectorswitch 54' is wired to place registers. Brushes I01 are fed fromseparate wires for non-contestants and these actuate another relay toenergisethe locking solenoid 90 when a non-contestant is dialled. Aspring-H1 returns either of the dials'tozero.

A fork I08 is actuated by either of the cam discs. When the win cam discI04 is rotated and the fork lifted by a bevelled cam edge ill, the otherend of the fork preventsthe place cam disc I06 from rotating by risingin front of a bevelled cam edge IIO. In thesame way, when the place dialis operated the fork is dropped, preventing the win dial from moving.

The fork spindle III is cut away to form a double cam which thrustsforward a win type block I I2 when lifted, and a place type block I I3,

when dropped.

A bracket II4 carried on the spindle III forms a guide for ticketcounter push rods H5 and H0. H5 is the win counter push rod and H8 is,the place counter push rod and these are actuated, when a win or placeticket is printed, by an arm 06 (see Fig. 6) when the contactor unit isactuated by the lever H (see Fig. 1a)

The win-place type movement and counter change over are actuated by theprinting lever I when it is moved laterally to operate in one or otherof guide slots H0, H9, the lateral setting of the lever I determiningwhether the counter I21a is operated to register a win ticket, orwhether the counter I20a is operatedto register a place ticket.

The printing handle I also moves between rods I20 and I2I in a lever I22linked to a type bar I24 which also controls a guide I25 to position thepush rod I20 tostrike a ticket counter arm I21 for a win ticket, oranarm I20 for a place ticket, when operated by the arm 00.

A pair of brushes I29 (Figs. 5 and 6) are moved from contact I30 tocontact I3I, when a type change takes place, to control the negativecircuit from the registers.

Rotatable discs of type I32 are provided to print the race code andthese are accessible when the cover plate is removed to zeroise theticket counters before each race meeting.

Fig. 7 shows a circuit diagram for a 30 con-- testant racecoursemachine. I33, I34 and I are the brushes, and I33, I34 and I35 the contoregisters Nos..1-9, 0 being permanently wired to a battery as anon-contestant. The contacts I34 control registers Nos. 10-19, and the'cont-acts I35 control registers Nos. 20-29. I36 and I30 denote thebrushes and the contacts of the selector switch 54' of the innerseiectordial 54 which selects the tens printing type. The first stud of thesecontacts I36 is wired to the collector ring'of the brush ,I33. thesecond stud to I34, the third stud to I35, and the fourth stud direct toNo. 30 register. According to Fig. 7

the machine'is'set up on No. 23 contestant.

With particular reference to'Fig. '1, when the machine is operated thebrushes 00 are advanced towards contacts 0i and, when impulses arereceived from the assignor switchby the magnet'15, the brushes 00 arestepped on to the contacts 0i, and a battery I41 feeds positive to a wintotal register I31, and a place total register I30 via a line I40, andto the selected contestant registers via a line I40.

I39, "I and I43 are Nos. 1, 2 and 30 win registers, respectively, andI40, I42, and I44, are

Nos. 1', 2 and 30, place registers, respectively.

- The negativesides of all win registers are taken to the contact I30 onthe win-place switch, and

the negative sides of all place registers aretaken tothe contact I3I,the switch arm of the contacts I30, I being earthed by the line I50 andthe contactor units contacts, as the controlling unit operates. i I

A'return check circuit feeds the magnet as a bet is accepted, and ifthis does not come through, an armature 10' associated with the magnet"cooperating with an escapement device 19 retains the contactor unit sothat the ticket cannot be issued.

Non-contestant keys I45 put the battery I41 via a resistance I46 on tothe common counting wires and disconnect them from their registers.

Then, if a non-contestant is dialled, the battery I41 will energise aslow-operating relay I55 (that would not be affected by a short countingimpulse) which will break the circuit at .I50 provided from the batteryI41 via a lock ticket-issuing machine key I51, .race number key I56 atthe control station, and the race control contacts 99, by separating thecontacts I50. This will restore the relay I54 and make the contacts I59allowing the battery I52 to energise the locking solenoid 93 so thatthe. machine will not set up. A retaining bar I53 may be operated by thearmature of the relay I54 so that the solenoid plunger will not bereleased if the battery I52 is disconnected, unless the relay I54 isenergised. Thus, if the machines are to be locked for long periods, thebattery I52 will not be discharged by the solenoid 03.

Features of the machine described and illustrated form also the subjectof our copending applications Serial Nos. 98,522, flied August 29, 1936,and of Patent No. 2,068,914 and Patent No. 2,111,927.

I claim:

1. A ticket printing and issuing machine for use with a totalizator,comprising an operating lever for controlling the issuance of tickets bysaid ticket-issuing machine, a contactor unit and a manually settablecontrolmember, a selector switch operable conjointly with the controlmember, a relay controlled by said selector switch,

and electro-magnetic locking means controlled tactor unit being lockedagainst operation by said electro-magnetic locking means except when thecontrol member is in a prescribed setting.

2. A ticket printing and issuing machine as claimed in claim 1,including a retaining catch actuated by the relay and adapted to holdthe locking means in locked position after said means has beende-energised, and not to release the locking means until the relay isoperated.

3. A ticket printing and issuing machine as claimed in claim 1 includingmeans actuated by the electro-magnet and adapted to lock thetypepresenting member in set position when the machine is i'ree to issuetickets, and to unlock said member when the machine is locked.

4. In a totalizer system, a register, a contactor unit for transmittingelectric impulses to the register to actuate the same, a ticket-issuingmachine, and a lever for controlling the issuance of tickets by saidticket-issuing machine, a movable rack to control the movement of saidlevel, a pawl to control the movement of said rack, an arm to actuatesaid pawl, said contactor unit controlling the movement of said arm,whereby the contactor unit controls the actuation of said lever to issuea ticket until each impulse transmitted by said contactor unit to saidregister has been registered.

5. In a totalizing system, a register, a contactor unit for transmittingelectric impulses to the register to actuate the same, means in theregister to effect revertive impulses upon failure of electric impulsestransmitted to the register to actuate the same, said contactor unitincluding a rotatable element, electro-magnetic means energized by saidrevertive impulses and an escape! ment mechanism cooperating with saidelectromagnetic means to control movement of said rotatable element, amovable rack, means to control the movement of said rack, means mountedon the rotatable element of the contactor unit and cooperating with theaforesaid means to control the movement or said rack, a ticket-issuingmachine, an operating lever for controlling the issuance of tickets bysaid ticket-issuing machine, the operation of said lever to issue aticket being controlled by the movable rack, whereby saidelectro-magnetic means and said escapement mechanism cooperate andthrough said contactor unit prevent actuation of said lever to issue aticket until each impulse transmitted by the contactor unit to saidregister has been registered,

6. In a totalizing system, a register, a contactor unit for transmittingelectric impulses to the register to actuate the same, means in theregister to effect revertive impulses upon failure of electric impulsestransmitted to the register to actuate the same, said contactor unitincluding a spindle, electro-magnetic means energized by said revertiveimpulses, and an escapement mechanism cooperating with saidelectro-magnetic means to control movement of said spindle, a

movable rack, a pawl to control the movement of said rack, an arm tocontrol the operation of said pawl, a cam mounted on the spindle of thecontactor unit, said cam cooperating with the arm to lift the pawl, aticket-issuing machine, an operating lever for controlling the issuanceof tickets by said ticket-issuing machine, the operation of said leverto issue a ticket being controlled by the movable rack, whereby saidelectro-magnetic means and said escapement mechanism cooperate andthrough said contactor unit prevent actuation of said lever to issue aticket until each impulse transmitted by the contactor unit to saidregister has been registered.

JOHN HANDLEY.

